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The Team at Elliot Hall Enamels have the pleasure in presenting to you their latest 1/1 for 2017
This bespoke one off miniature freehand painted masterpiece is proudly made in England by what are considered to be the finest Artists in
the world. Exclusive, unique, uncompromising standards and time honoured traditional techniques make these enamels something truly spectacular.
As always our one off Enamels will carry a special label denoting that it is a 1/1 edition. This label adds the all-important provenance to the enamel, and we encourage you to leave it in place for this reason.
Don’t forget we also offer a lay away service whereby you can spread the cost of your next enamel with interest free payments over 3 months.
Size – 80mm Wide
Artist/Designer – Peter Graves
Design – The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
Twenty-seven British ships of the line led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships of the line under the French Admiral Villeneuve in the Atlantic off the southwest coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar, in Caños de Meca. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, without a single British vessel being lost. It was the most decisive naval battle of the war, conclusively ending French plans to invade England.
The British victory spectacularly confirmed the naval supremacy that Britain had established during the eighteenth century and was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the prevailing naval tactical orthodoxy.[3] This involved engaging an enemy fleet in a single line of battle parallel to the enemy to facilitate signalling in battle and disengagement, and to maximise fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead divided his smaller force into two columns directed perpendicularly against the enemy fleet, with decisive results.
Nelson was shot by a French musketeer during the battle and died shortly after, becoming one of Britain's greatest war heroes. Villeneuve was captured along with his ship Bucentaure. Admiral Federico Gravina, the senior Spanish flag officer, escaped with the remnant of the fleet and succumbed months later to wounds sustained during the battle. Villeneuve attended Nelson's funeral while a captive on parole in Britain.
Fact File:
Elliot Hall Enamels was established in 2006 following the closure of Moorcroft Enamels where Elliot Kingsley Hall was the Managing Director.
W.Moorcroft PLC acquired Elliot's Family Business in 1998 which was formally known as Kingsley Enamels and the name was changed to Moorcroft Enamels and traded from 1999 - 2006
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